Pack Wolf Moon had no incidents for the next week, no attacks or fights. I spent my time training vigorously with Lorcan, and let me tell you, it wasn't the easiest thing in the world. We were always touching in some way or another, and there have been moments where I nearly jumped him and had him right there on the floor. I know he felt the same way because when I took off my shirt, pure utter lust flashed through the bond, leaving me frustrated and horny. It didn't help that he was also too damn good looking. I never had a cursh before, but if I had met Lorcan at school or something...Lord knows what would have happened. I would have had to beat all the girls away from him; he was mine, whether I liked it or not. 

Faolan and I hung out together a lot, and with his help, I was able to learn more and more about the pack. Slowly, everyday, I was falling in love with the place; sure my home was with my Mob family, but my heart was here. I could only imagine how Rosalina, Belinda, and Nubia would adjust. Rosie would never leave the square, Belinda's home with be in the field training, and I could definitely see Nubia right by my side, gleeful. Thankfully, Renee called us saying that they were fine; at first, I was somewhat suspicious, but after seeing the smiling faces of my sisters, the feeling disappeared. My visions didn't bother me again, and I wasn't looking forward to the next visit. 

"Luna!" I turned around to see Jess and Lottie waving me over, concern covering their faces. I ran over and they began talking. "Lorcan's in a meeting, and it's not going well. You need to help him." Oh God, what could be going wrong? My mate occasionally had to go on meetings with other Alphas to stage treaties and whatnot, but I couldn't imagine interrupting one. Sighing, I followed them into the Council house, immediately hearing yells. I barged in to see the same kid from before tackling the bully I called a pendejo. To my surprise, Faolan and Regan were there, and there was pure panic in both their eyes. Faolan yelled, 

"BRADEN, STOP!" Braden? That was his name? Lorcan looked exhausted and exasperated, but as I entered, his face calmed slightly. He said, 

"Mena, you mind? I don't have a lot of experience with children..." He looked confident in himself, but I took the hint: I HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT I AM DOING; HELP ME!?" Grinning, I yelled, 

"OYE, PENDEJO!" Immediately, they stopped and Braden turned to look at me, anger flaring in his eyes. His enemy saw me too, and fear began to flicker in his eyes. "What the hell is going on here?" Bully answered, 

"I didn't start the fight; Braden attacked me just cuz I said fionnadh!" From the looks on the men's faces, that was a really bad word. Braden defended himself. 

"No, you CALLED MY FATHERS THAT!" Fathers? I thought...I looked at the two mates and it clicked. Control left my body as my emotions took over; I ran up to the little punk and yanked him by the hair. He tried to struggle, but I growled in anger, stilling him. In a slow and low voice, I hissed, 

"Listen here, you little punk; if I hear you EVER call someone a 'faggot' again, I'll make sure you regret that you were even born. How dare you even disrespect someone like that, a member of your own pack? I'm sure your own mate would be ashamed of you." Ok, I know that I took it a little too far, but I was too pissed to care. I hated homophobia, and whenever it reared its ugly face, I made it a habit to give it shit. Small tears filled his eyes, and I let him go. "Apologize to your Delta and Regan NOW!" He started blubbering out apologies, and I looked at the people in the room, silently aware of what I did. Lorcan gazed at me with something that looked like admiration in his eyes, and he smiled softly at me. 

Well done, Mate.

I heard the affection in his voice, so I grinned right back at him. 

"Dad, come on, I'm fine!" Oh right, Braden. I ran to the kid to fix him off, but I realized that his loving dads had beat me to it. Regan was standing up, looking annoyed with the kid, but Faolan was looking at every bruise, growing angrier by the second. 

"If I find him anywhere near you, I'm gonna-" A stream of curses fell from his mouth, and poor Braden looked horrified. His partner groaned. 

"Faolan, stop babying the boy; he's fourteen." Faolan glared at him. 

"He's my son! It's my job to dote on him!" Oh gosh, if he's this overprotective, I can only imagine what will happen once he'll start dating. My mate nuzzled my head softly, and by the way he was turning, I figured that he was leaving the family to their own devices. I followed, softly entangling my hand with his. He warmly returned the touch with a grin.

Lorcan and I have grown closer over the week, probably due to our constant presence around each other. He actually had started to teach me to speak the language, and now, I was able to detect certain words in the foreign tongue; to pay back the favor, I taught him some Spanish, and unlike me, he was able to have a decent conversation with me in my native language. 

"Que paso, mi vida?" (What's wrong, my life?) Hearing the words roll off in Spanish, a small blush reached my cheeks. He had kept his promise of giving me time, and I could easily say that he was my friend. Yet, the pull from the mate bond made me desire a little bit more from him. "Did I say that correctly?" I nodded softly. 

"Yep. You're getting a lot better. My Irish is still terrible." He rubbed my hand a little, softly encouraging me. 

"Ximena, ní chuireann sé ábhar má tá tú líofa sa teanga go fóill. Cad é ábhair go bhfuil tú ag iarraidh. Beidh mé grá duit go deo as sin." Chills ran up my spine as I heard him speak; and I used my limited vocabulary to try to translate. I heard "Ximena", "try", and, lastly, "love". "Do you understand?" Embarrased, I nodded softly. Then, without warning, he kissed my forehead softly. 

"Alpha!" We jumped apart from each other as we heard Declan's voice. The cold brunette was stalking towards us, an exhausted expression on his face. Lorcan immediately straightened up, alarmed. "Alpha Alexia is here." Alexia? That sounded like a chick; I looked at my mate and raised an eyebrow. Alarmedly, he spoke to me via mindlink. 

No, we never had any romantic relationship. She's only a friend of ours. No need to be jealous. 

Ok, my brief bout of jealousy was over.

"Her men have been injured...by humans." My mate's eyes widened in surprise, and he hit the ground running with Declan following. Not willing to be left behind, I started to run as well, but they were too fast for me. 

"Luna?" I spun around and saw Faolan running towards me. "Are you going to meet Alpha Alexia?" I nodded, and he quickly shifted, allowing me to ride him. Grinning, I did so, and we speed through the pack and towards the Pack House. As we did so, I noticed a guard of wolves surrounding the building. I assumed that my mate and his Beta were inside. I tried to enter, but one wolf growled at me viciously. Faolan immediately growled back, his eyes growing black. 

"I request entry; I am the Delta of Pack Wolf Moon." The wolf just sneered at us. 

"And who's the human whore? A concubine for the Beta?" My friend stiffened with anger, but I beat him to the punch. I shoved past him and loudly announced, 

"I'm Ximena, the LUNA of Pack Wolf Moon. So I suggest that you fucking watch your mouth before you make assumptions; move out of the way NOW!" My voice had risen to a yell, and I sensed the surprise and apprehension of the men around me. 

"Lorcan, you sure have a feisty Luna." At the unfamiliar voice, I looked at the doorway and stiffened. 

Possibly the sexiest and most beautiful woman I had ever seen in my life stood right next to my mate, her arm around his shoulders. Her skin was darker than chocolate bringing out the exotic rainforest green in her eyes. Her hair was a dark chocolate brown that reached past her shoulders, hair so silky that even I wanted to touch it. Then, my mind registered what she was wearing, and the jealousy came back.

There was a skimpy black tank top barely covering her enormous breasts, creating the cleavage I would never have. Plus, she had jean shorts on with tennis shoes, accentuating her long legs. I looked at what I was wearing, and I felt put down. I was wearing a black v-neck button up shirt and black skinny jeans with Converse, considering how cold it had become. Taking a deep breath, I asked, 

"May I ask who you are?" She chuckled at my tone and said to me, 

"Apologies, Ximena. I'm Alpha Alexia, ally to Alpha Lorcan, and now, you." She left my mate's side and walked towards me with a sexy little smirk. All I wanted to do was grab her by the hair and tell her to back the hell away from him. Right now, I felt like I had this claim to him, and if I found anyone near him, I would beat the shit out of them. "I've known your mate since we were children; I even took his first kiss-" Oh that was it! I lost control and I lunged for the bitch, knife in hand. She jumped back, but I shocked her by running straight for the legs. I inadvertenly sent her flying to the ground, but she fought back by punching me in the stomach. A piercing scream left my lips, but thankfully, I had the knife to help me. I slashed her arm with it, and the silver burnt her skin, but not getting into her system, thus only burning her. She stopped fighting and gazed at me with an incredulous expression. I wasn't sure what she was doing, but as she tried to attack me, Lorcan yelled quickly, 

"Alexia, stop! You proved your point! Please stop hurting her!" I turned around to see my mate being refrained by Faolan and Declan; his eyes were dark, a sign that his Wolf was at bay. The chick nodded with a grin, and he was let free. He immediately lunged for me, and I tried to stand up, but the pain in my stomach stopped me. Before I touched the ground, he was there catching me. I was held up, and he nuzzled my neck, softly breathing in my scent. Then in a tight voice, he gritted out, "I thought you said you were going to play with her, not beat the shit out of him!" I froze and realized that this was all planned. 

"Luna, I wasn't kidding when I said I've known your mate since we were children, yet we've never kissed. He's just my good friend; when he said that he found you, I had to see whether you were worthy of him." In an annoyed voice, I retorted, 

"By pissing me off by touching what was mine?" MY mate froze, and he looked at me with wide eyes, barely breathing. I realized what I had said, and a massive blush reached my cheeks. 

"YES! SHE FINALLY SAID IT! I TOLD YOU SHE LIKED YOU!" She started jumping up and down like a little girl, and I just glared at her. What an annoying person. 

Alpha Alexia's POV

I watched as the couple stood there, not sure what to do. The young girl in his arms looked so stern and cold, yet her hands were still playing with the hair on back of his neck, as if they were assuring her that he was hers. He was just gazing at her with incredulous eyes, as if he was starting to believe that she was in love with him. And from what I could see, she was. 

She had to be at least seventeen, yet there was definite wisdom in her eyes. Whatever her world was like before now, it had given her enough experience to gain some battle scars. Her hair reached past her shoulders, and it felt in little waves, licks of hair going in different directions. I could tell she was also Latina from her tan skin and full lips; she was a beautiful ball of fire that could rejuvenate the cold and dark Alpha from the darkness. When his father was murdered, the old and carefree Lorcan died, and the new and dark Lorcan was born. He barely smiled or laughed; everything was for the pack. He started taking trips to Ireland by himself, losing his presence in the pack. Now, when I greeted him, I nearly started crying at the absolute difference. He hugged me and smiled, showing his happiness and joy. That was how I knew he had found her. 

"So where are the injured soldiers?" The Luna asked shyly at me, slightly embarrassed. My smile disappeared as I remembered the attack. We had just entered New York when they ambushed us. A tall man leading an army of men with guns and knives; at first, I thought the hunters had found us. But from the way they fought us, they obviously were unexperienced. They weren't used to our speed, yet they still managed to shoot a couple of my men. Even my Beta Regina got injured. 

"They're in the infirmary-"

"ALPHA!" Both Lorcan and I spun around to see Valentine, my little cousin. There were tears in her eyes. "The bullets...they were fulled of silver!" My blood turned cold, and I started running in the direction of my fallen warriors. The Alpha and Luna followed, frantically breathing. As I reached the building, I saw that she was correct. I ran to Regina and saw that her arms were slowly were succumbing to the infection. How was that possible? She groaned, 

"Alexia...the silver was...liquid. It just...injected into our blood." The Luna approached us and asked, 

"May I examine her?" I nodded softly, lost for words. She touched around the arms tenderly, and I saw the gears turning in her head. "We need a blood transfusion." She turned to my Beta and asked, "What's your blood type, Beta?" Regina gazed at her and whispered, 

"A negative." Nodding, she turned to her mate and said, 

"Find someone with A- blood, Lorcan." He nodded and ran out the door. "Declan, ask around for what everyone's blood type is. And do it quickly. We don't have a lot of time. Faolan, go find the Doctor." Immediately, everyone run to do their orders while she went from patient to patient, holding back tears. "Alpha Alexia, how long ago was this?" Shaking, I said, 

"Two hours ago. They were humans too. One man named...Ed?" She stiffened and asked, 

"Do you mean Eduardo?" Yes! I nodded, and then I saw the panic in her eyes. "Oh no...oh no...OH NO!" Her hands ran through her hair, and the panic reached her eyes. She looked like she was about to blow up, but after looking around at the wolves, she shook her head and calmed down. "Never mind."

Ximena's POV

As I watched the blood transfusions, I could only think about how Eduardo knew about wolves. Had Lorcan and his pack revealed themselves during the shoot out? How would they know about the silver? What were they trying to accomplish?

"Mena, are you ok?" I turned to see Lorcan gazing at me with some concern. He didn't know who the culprit was yet; I couldn't tell him until I gained more information. "Go to our home and rest. You've had a long day." I shook my head vehemently. 

"No, Lorcan, I've gotta stay here-" Without warning, he threw me over his shoulder, taking me out of the building. "LORCAN! STOP IT!"

"No can do." He dropped me off at our doorstep and kissed me on the forehead softly. By now, the sky had turned into night and I saw the stars that I had desperately missed during my brief escape. God, I was so stupid. I sat down on the steps and thought. Why was I feeling so different all of a sudden? 

It's because you're finally accepting your destiny: Lorcan. 

Oh my God, this was going to be my life; Lorcan's going to be my partner for life. There would be no break ups or divorces. Just him, forever. A small tear left my eye, but I allowed it to fall. I loved Lorcan; everything about him brought me in. And he has never betrayed me. 

But you're allowing his pack to be in danger. 

Dammit, I almost forgot about that. I took out my phone and looked for Michaelangelo's number, softly trembling. The very last time I called him, I lashed out at him, and I probably got him caught. 

"Mena, they threatened my mother...I couldn't..."

I know understood; if my sisters were threatened, I would have betrayed him as well. I should have listened! More tears threatened to fall, but I wiped them angrily as I pressed "call". I held the phone to my ear, begging to God that my cousin answered. 

"Ximena?" A small whisper on the other end let loose the tears, and I just broke down on the phone, so grateful that he was alive. "God, it's you." Sobbing, I answered, 

"Yeah, it's me. How are you?" He breathed out, 

"Not good. Dad's been busy hunting down groups of people. He says that it has something to do with you; he's calls them packs or something." My heart stopped beating as I thought about this. I asked, 

"Does he know where I am?" 

"Thankfully, no. But he knows there's something funky going on with those people you're with. Who are they? Where are you?" I would have answered, but I remembered the safety of the pack. I couldn't risk them invading and possibly killing everyone. 

"I can't say, Mikey..." 

"Figured, babe. It's alright; I've gotta go. Te quiero mucho."

With a small smile on my face, I whispered, 

"Yo tambien."

~~~~~~

As I lay on my bed, I couldn't lull myself to sleep; my arms spread all over the matress, but my mind was chaos, making it impossible to rest. Every time I closed my eyes, all I saw Tio Eduardo's cold dark eyes staring me down. It was exhausting; I needed to sleep tonight!

Mena...

I stiffened as I heard the voice in my head. It was definitely Lorcan, but it wasn't conscious. Was he dreaming of me? I decided to wait to see what else he was thinking about. 

So beautiful...

An image of me popped up in my head, and I blushed immediately from it. Heat flushed through my body, and I knew that I was in trouble. I needed him like badly. Groaning, I left the bed and slipped on my favorite big t-shirt. I didn't have any pj bottoms, but I doubt he'd mind. I tip-toed out of the room and into his. The door creaked softly, making me jump and making him wake up. His beautiful green eyes zeroed on me and my bare legs, and I've never felt so much lust through our bond. I nearly jumped him, but thankfully, I have some self-control. In a husky voice, he whispered, 

"Ximena?" I smiled softly and walked to the bed. 

"I couldn't sleep. Something was keeping me up." He blushed, and I just laughed. "Mind if I sleep in here?" He immediately cleared a space for me and gestured for me to join him. I lay down next to him, my back to him; his hand wrapped itself around my stomach, thus bringing me closer to him. "So Alexia is in the guest house?"

"Yes, love. All the men got the silver out of their system; they are fine." Good. He went still, seemingly sleeping, and I relaxed until I heard a small murmer of, "Te quiero mucho."

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